I'm ineterested about Iliushenkina-Kocon... Can they compete with Popova-Massot for the second French spot? Obviously, Dance and Men will be the best categories to watch: Joubert vs Amodio and P/B's Rolling Stones!

I read something about Ventard not going to the Masters because of her JGP assignments, but there seems to be no scheduling conflict so I've no idea what's going on.

Joubert will be at the Masters with Annick Dumont, who's been his primary coach since he moved to Paris last month. He told his local newspaper that he's not ready (when is he ever, at the beginning of the season?) and his coaching situation remains unsettled at the moment.

It's kind of sad to see such short entry lists for seniors. At least the pairs situation is looking up, especially if Lubov Iliushechkina can secure a release - I hope that her being entered with Kocon is a good sign.

Originally Posted by Mattieu

** Notable absence from the list - ZAHORSKI/MIART
which seems to confirm the rumors of Lyon that MIART has not been see in the rink for over 5 weeks .

My understanding is that they've split and she's looking for a new partner.

Joubert: turn out or otherwise iffy landing on the 4T but still got a 3T on the end, hand down on the 3A. Did 3F, which was okay.
Amodio: Fell on his 4S. Combo and 3A both in the second half of the program to get the bonus, wouldn't have expected any different from Morozov.
Lubov and Yannick did only a double twist, not surprising as it is still early days for their partnership. Reportedly they will skate internationally next season if all goes well.

I can do better! Here are the video links for Amodio and Joubert. I'm not a huge fan of either program, but for Florent it's a step up from last season, and I'm glad to see that Brian has made some changes to his SP (most notably on the spins). He needs to play with the jump layout and take advantage of the new bonus (Florent certainly does).